Sentences with word «scriptural»

I take solace in the fact that the Bible — more precisely, the scribal lineage that produced the canon of scriptural texts as it is presently constituted — portrays Satan as a straight white cis male.

What common view of the Second Coming, what central theory of the atonement, what view of the sacraments, what grounding for scriptural authority unites these groups?

I agree with the model in principle only, it is totally based on traditional church model and not on scriptural basis, not all churches fall into that category and even if they do we as Christians need to change the way we have our religious eyes.

However, this moral and legal obligation to pay just debts must be balanced by such considerations as the need for compassion and the call to cancel debts at reasonable intervals.Your pastor or minister may advise you on the interpretation of Scriptural passages and how they apply to Bankruptcy.

And it is this NT scriptural support for the discrimination of women that helped to deny women the right to vote in this country until 1920.

FAITH ALONE IN CHRIST ALONE is «literally» incorrect and has the POTENTIAL to mislead some people who aren't familiar with Scriptural Truths.

Your bronze age phobias are based upon fear and a very faulty understanding of scriptural truth.

God is not androgenous and your interpretation of man as such can not be concluded upon based upon scriptural evidence in both Genesis and Mark.

The Diet at Worms was essentially a call for Luther to recant, and his defiant refusal based on scriptural authority evoked a papal excommunication followed by a staged kidnapping by his friends to place him in protective custody at Wartburg Castle.

We both recognize that judgments must be made in the life of Christ's Church as to what is and what is not scriptural truth.

Maybe you could clarify: by «historically» are you taking about the practice of the religion in a perticular time period, or are you references scriptural accounts directly?

and what does that have to do with scriptural teachings....

Many of these concepts (all of them, some theologians have argued) are given distinctive shape and content by scriptural narratives used as descriptions of who God is and who Jesus is in relation to God.

As it happens, I believe humanity is evil both from scriptural testimony AND from personal experience.

Look Johnathan, In spite of Frank's assertions to the contrary there is a very strong scriptural case supporting my view which is promoted by far more learned biblical scholars than we.

While trying online Christian dating sites like eHarmony has many benefits, many singles lack a philosophical and scriptural foundation for relationships.

Jesus may also know when it is God who speaks to him through scripture - and when it is the devil who is whispering to him in scriptural words.

The existentialist view may seem to be supported by scriptural texts such as, «No one has ever seen God» (John 1:18) and «Now we are seeing a dim refection in a mirror; but then we shall be seeing face to face.

I could overwhelm you with outstanding scriptural studies disputing your position but clearly it matters not... you have deemed your understanding of scripture to be supreme.

This is a cogent advocacy of marriage equality based on scriptural principles.

Peter Ochs, professor of Judaic studies at the University of Virginia and one of the founders of the Society for Scriptural Reasoning, encourages this trend.

The materials of the Indian scriptural tradition do not dearly affirm brahman as either static or dynamic.

They listened to scriptural reading in the vernacular and to the great merriment of their fellow heathens kept the sabbath.

The Reformers reaffirmed Nicene Orthodoxy because they thought it agreeable to the word of God, and this logically implies the possibility of second thoughts if scriptural exegesis so requires.

He offers similar examples from other traditions (for example, Paul's injunction in Romans 13 that Christians obey the governing authorities) to illustrate how every major religion has core teachings and values to which other scriptural passages are subordinate.

The two notes of individuality defined in a social world and action or embodied belief, which we saw are characteristic of Scriptural stories, are also, according to Auerbach, the central qualities of the Western literary tradition.

All find scriptural warrant for progressive views, most commonly in prophetic and apocalyptic texts.

Nevertheless a whole tradition of moral theology took these words out of their limited scriptural context, and used them to sustain a broad and generalised doctrine with a twofold implication: marriage is for those who lack self - control; hence self - control in marriage, at least in the spouses» sexual relations, is not of special importance.

The complexity of the sacred writings of the Buddhists, both Theravada and Mahayana, discourages and puzzles the Western student who expects to find a clearly defined scriptural canon.

Too much debate about scriptural authority has had the form of people hitting one another with locked suitcases.

Holding to 6 - day creationism makes good philosophical sense if you believe, as you insist, on Scriptural inerrancy.

Privileging the «Judeo - Christian tradition» means putting a premium on a particular scriptural revelation not open to all.

At minimum this means that persons can and do move in and out of a state of grace on the Catholic view, which accords with John Wesley's own approach to renewal as involving spreading scriptural holiness throughout the land.

I have no qualms about accepting the fact we see scriptural truth differently.

Although the various scriptural arguments for the resurrection of Jesus are open to question, modern writers insist that some explanation is needed of what empowered the early disciples to spread the message of Jesus across the world.

This being so, then an examination of the use of the Bible and biblical citations would enable us to cast light on how scriptural testimony was being used to interpret and understand the nature and significance of the Eucharist.

While I'm not a theological scholar, I can't find Scriptural support to back the premise that debt is a sin.

In the West, Romans 7:2 is scarcely a well - known scriptural text, certainly not a reference that enthusiastic evangelists wave on placards at sports stadiums.

For dance to become liturgical dance — for it to call God into the midst of a celebration, for it to enliven and embody a particular scriptural message, and for it to help create and enrich a worshiping atmosphere — it needs to be carefully crafted to fit the context of the entire liturgy, so people can respond without being distracted either by the bodies or the abruptness of the movements.